Men's college basketball

LAS VEGAS >> He couldn’t stop fighting the NCAA any more than he could give up chewing towels courtside. Jerry Tarkanian built a basketball dynasty in the desert, but it was his decades-long battle with the NCAA that defined him far more than the wins and losses.

Sports

LAS VEGAS — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spent the better part of the day Tuesday touring an arena under construction on the Las Vegas Strip, shilling for season ticket sales, and posing for pictures with showgirls and the man who wants to bring the first major professional sports franchise to this gambling city.

College football

LAS VEGAS (AP) — What if the people who make their living rating teams every day were in charge of seeding the college football playoffs? What if the inaugural playoff season wasn’t decided by a group of people with different agendas that might factor into their judgment?